The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research is launching one of the largest research projects in the United States to examine the genetic and environmental factors that influence common diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, Alzheimer's disease, asthma and many others.
Scientists know that a better understanding of how proteins bond could lead to more effective treatments for genetic disorders and other life-threatening conditions. Now, a pair of Florida State University researchers' new theory has been proven to accurately predict the association rate for proteins. Their theory is outlined in the February issue of the scientific journal Structure.
Researchers have used measurements of tiny movements in the Earth's crust to gain a better understanding of earthquake dynamics in Nicaragua, where a large quake devastated the city of Managua in 1972. Their findings confirm a prediction of movement in the Earth's surface, but show little perpendicular strain associated with the movement, indicating a lack of coupling between the converging plates despite earthquake activity.
Every time a cell repairs or replicates its DNA, the resulting single strand is wrapped up by a dedicated protein complex. In eukaryotes or organisms whose cells have a nucleus, this job is handled by a tripartite complex called replication protein A (RPA). Researchers have now unearthed a novel RPA-like complex that specifically homes in on the short single-stranded DNA "tail" end of yeast chromosomes.
In Iowa State University laboratory tests, adding ultrasonic treatment to soy processing has increased the release of soy proteins by 46 percent. The treatment has also boosted sugar yields by 50 percent.
By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision. The research could inspire technologies designed to transform salt water into pure drinking water almost instantly, or to immediately separate a specific strand of DNA from the biological jumble.
Shark attacks edged up slightly in 2006 but continued an overall long-term decline as overfishing and more cautious swimmers helped take a bite out of the aggressive encounters, new University of Florida research finds.
UM entomologist Jerry Bromenshenk and his team at Bee Alert Technologies Inc. has been enlisted to find out what's bugging the bees --the leading pollinator of humanity's crops. A mysterious ailment called Colony Collapse Disorder is causing agricultural honeybees nationwide to abandon their hives and disappear.
Three new techniques discovered by Claude E. Gagna, Ph.D., that can enhance molecular biology, clinical research, drug discovery and nanotechnology.
Clarkson University student chapter of Engineers Without Borders is helping St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Northern New York design and build biodiesel plant to process fuel from used cooking oil generated by Akwesasne Mohawk Casino restaurants. Fuel will operate waste disposal generators and collection vehicles.
A researcher at a national hearing conference will present data that predict 17 percent of people exposed to deployed airbags in American cars will suffer from permanent hearing loss. His data also show airbag deployment is more hazardous to the ear when a car's windows are rolled down than when they are rolled up.
This image shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our Sun. The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core. The Milky Way Galaxy is littered with these stellar relics, called planetary nebulae. This image of planetary nebula NGC 2440 was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on Feb. 6, 2007.
1) MATERIALS -- SNS's bright beginnings. . . 2) MATERIALS -- Coatings R Us. . . 3) CLIMATE -- Trees vs. temperature . . . 4) ENERGY -- Electricity from the sun . . .
Two of Greenland's largest glaciers shrank dramatically and dumped twice as much ice into the sea during a period of less than a year between 2004 and 2005. And then, less than two years later, they returned to near their previous rates of discharge.
Design Squad, a new reality television series that starts airing on PBS during National Engineers Week (EWeek), Feb.18-24, 2007, address this critical situation. Targeted to 9- to 12-year-old viewers, Design Squad's premise is: getting kids excited about engineering can be accomplished when you have the right ingredients--energy, enthusiasm, humor and teamwork.
Texas Tech scientists can speak on a range of alternative energy topics, including their collaborative investigations into new methods to more cheaply and efficiently produce ethanol and other fuels.
A new statistical method of determining genetic traits that influence social interactions among animals may provide for more productive livestock.
A complex molecule and snake venom may provide researchers with a more reliable method of diagnosing human diseases and developing new drugs.
Dalhousie University has become the epicenter for international oceans' research that will change how scientists and world leaders understand and manage pressing global concerns such as fisheries management in the face of climate change.
People from all ages and places can participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 16-19, 2007. It is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Now in its 10th year, this fun, free event helps create a long-term record scientists can use to learn how environmental changes "“ such as urbanization and global climate change "“ are affecting birds.
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